Many purists will stop revolving at the Bernabéu stands when they see the 10 poking from the tunnel.I will not be worn by a physical, fighter and anarchic
midfielder, but for an elegant lefty, with telescopic view , and a silky left that will play from three quarters up on the field, where a ten has to play for life. The heir of the mentioned jersey is Mesut Özil who has claimed the most charismatic number in football now that Lass has one foot out of Real Madrid.
The German showed last Wednesday against Chivas that he performs better playing on the midfield, behind the forward, with all the attacking players
surrounding him, to have more alternatives to pass.On the first half, he played near the right wing, though running inwards, but the collapse was huge.There,
Cristiano and Kaká were also playing. He wasn’t comfortble.But the second half was different.
Mou changed Kaká for Callejón and centered Özil, who started playing in a position that his number requires.And he signed a recital of internal passes. He left Benzema alone twice, one to Callejón and once more to Cristiano. Plus, he started the play that concluded on the first goal and assisted CR7 on the third of the night. Despite the fact that Mourinho likes to make players perform on the sides of the field, forcing them to play not with their comfortable usual leg, (as he did with Mesut starting against Chivas or even in the Cup final against Barca on the right side, it is not Mesut’s position. His technique, vision of game and precision at the moment of giving the last pass makes him a rightful attacking midfielder.
It was playing from the inside that got Mesut become second best assistant last La Liga season, just behind Messi.The German provided on a silver platter 17
goals, two less than the blaugrana. Whether it is with passes to push the ball towards the goalposts, among four defenders, or providing exact passes, Özil’s
left foot is a neverending mine.
The 10 comes back to a midfielder
Surely Florentino Pérez was glad when he saw Mesut wearing the gold printing n° 10 on his jersey last Saturday. The president acknowleged the marketing as a
key segment on the Madrid business.And now that number that sold so many jerseys when above it appeared printed Figo is worn by a “project of a crack” like
Mesut and not by a low-profile footballer like Lass, will surely make sellings grow remarkably. Nevertheless, this numbers are not definite, but it is very plausible that Mesut asked to leave the 23 for the 10.
Mesut encounters again with a jersey that he already wore in the youth German NT nor in Werder, where he wore n°11, or in Germany NT where he wears the n°8
since the °10 belongs to Podolski. Madrid even got the n°10 reserved for Kun Aguero, but the fact that the argentine will not be coming to Madrid, left Mesut
with a clear way for Mesut to accomplish is dream. At his 22 years he feels prepared to take this challenge.
The tradition that the jersey n° 10 is worn by an attacking midfielder comes back to madrid. The last players who wore it were Sneijder, Robinho and Figo.
Before, world-class players such as Laudrup, Seedorf or Hagi and historical players of the like of Puskas or Velázquez. Also a German, Günter Netzer, of whom Özil is more than a rightful heir. |
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